KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.

Your tasks

Are you ready to build on your first hands-on experience in controlling and grow in a dynamic, international environment? We are looking for a proactive controller (m/f/d) who is eager to deepen their expertise in cost controlling, budgeting, and financial analysis.

Step into a role where your drive, curiosity, and skills will make a real impact.

This is a permanent position and available in full-time.

Your new place of work is at the HQ at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA in Einbeck, Lower Saxony.

Your Tasks:

• Cost controlling: collection and analysis of production costs, development of standard costs, conduction of variance analysis and identification cost saving opportunities
• Budgeting & Forecasting: support the Business Partners Controlling with COGM calculation as well as the steering collection of production details
• Closings: preparation of WIP booking, calculation of COGS by crop for quarterly closing, and inventory management (limited scope)
• Master data: maintenance of master data in accordance with established steering models
• Collaboration and communication: collaborating with international production and controlling colleagues to ensure cost control governance

Your profile

• Completed master’s degree in economics, business administration, agricultural economics, or a comparable field
• Initial professional experience – demonstrated through internships, student work, etc. – in (production) controlling and/or finance, ideally in an international environment
• Proficient in MS Excel – experience with SAP R3, S/4HANA, and Business Warehouse is advantageous
• Analytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills
• Structured, goal-oriented working style combined with good organizational skills and high self-motivation
• Hands-on mentality
• Team player
• A very good command of English; German language skills are an asset

What we offer

• An exceptionally interesting and diverse job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas
• Working in an international, highly motivated and dynamic team with flat hierarchies
• Targeted professional and personal development opportunities
• Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile work
• As a family-run company we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, foresight and independence; this culture is lived in practice creating thus an open and friendly working atmosphere
• According to our slogan “Make yourself grow!”, we support the professional and personal development of our employees
• We offer excellent work equipment and sufficient parking spaces at the KWS location
• We offer a company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares, childcare allowance and company bicycle

Contact

We look forward to receiving your digital application.